SPPM Commencement for 2013 Spring Semester was held on Tuesday, July 16, 2013 in the Auditorium Hall of the school building. Over 200 persons witnessed this important and meaningful event. Besides the 159 graduates, others in attendance were faculty lead by Professor Xue Lan and Professor Meng Qinguo, staff members, alumni, family members and friends.
First, Associate Dean Ms. Meng Bo, as the host, warmly welcomed all the attendees and congratulates all the graduates. Then Professor Wu Yongping, Associate Dean, also the Chairman of the School Sub-degree Committee introduced the situation of the graduates and degree conferring this semester. After that, two students, on behalf of all the graduates, both Chinese and international, delivered a 5-minute speck respectively. They recalled the studying in SPPM, Tsinghua and expressed the sincere appreciation to the school. And two alumni invited to share their experience and advices in professional careers with those are going to start a job life soon.
During the ceremony, Job Hunting Awards winners and Outstanding Thesis Award winners of Tsinghua and SPPM were conferred the prizes on the stage. The Best Internship Awards were specially set to praise the two students’ excellent performances in the Internship course of MID program.
At last, Dean Xue Lan concluded the ceremony with a keynote speech. He encouraged the graduates to fulfill the school’s motto” cultivate the morality to serve the public” in the society after graduation. He advises the graduates to adhere to ideals, not to be afraid of failure and be brave for innovation and to be responsible for risks.